# Accident 20201007015019A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Waterloo, AL, October 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Waterloo, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9735° N, 88.1563° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9735&lon=-88.1563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251SC-2021-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201007015019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ARRIVED ON SCENE, FINDING AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCING POWER AT TIME OF IMPACT, HITTING TREE LINE NOSE DOWN AND CART WHEELING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA010), Oct 7, 2020: Czech Sport Cruiser (N251SC), Waterloo, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper configuration of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation following the failure of the electric fuel pump.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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